Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-08

THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.

luG hyRea uUbel Ab L OTbIesS hOuTOe,
Va, was sold yesterday for $352,000. 1t
was bought by Mrs. Phoebus. {.
The president yesterday appointed
Benton j. Hall, Of Iowa, to be commits
sioner of patients, vice M. V. Montgom-
cry resigned.
. The cabinet yesterday considered Can
adian fisheries. Great B%ritain's policy
relative to the island of Hayti and the
Alaska zeal fisheries.
e. N. Blair's block at West Bfookfeld,
Mass, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. Loss, $4,000; insured. The
fire was the work of an inoendiary.
Policeman Charles Jones of Pittsburg,
who shot and killed his wife at an Itsl-
ian ball recently was convicted yester-
day of voluntary ~manslsughter. The
penalty is a fine and 10 years. imprison-
ment.
The funeral of Catherine Lorillard
Wolfe took place at New York yesterday
from Grace church. In accordance with
the wish OF deceased, the arrangements
were of the simplest kind, Bishop Pot
ter oficiated.
Arensdorf was on the witness stand OF
Sioux City yesterday in his OWE behalf,
He stated that he was net present at the
killing of Haddock. Harry Sherman,
himself under indictment, testified to on
allbi for himself and Arensdorf.
Senator Cnrrai the Bolivian ministe,
to this country yesterday presented
letters OF recall to President Cleveland
and the customary civilities were ex-
changed. IT. is understood that he has
been relieved at his own request.
All hope of the missing steamer Oar.
mona being heard OF has now been given
up, and her name has been added TO the
long list OF those reported lost. The
steamer Snlerno has not been heard
from since spoken by. the EIbe on the
9th ult., and it is supposed che tUc has
has been sunk.
The sharp advance in the New Yorh
stock market, shortly after noon yester.
day was nansed by heavy purchases by
Frank @. Hol1ins IL Go. Their orders
were most conspicuous in Lake Shore
and theo regons and they are also be.
lieved to be the principal buyers of st
Louis and San Francisco preferred.
AT q meeting OF the saddlery hardware
manufacturers association of the United
States, at Syracuse. to settle questions
of freight raised by the Interstate com
merce law, 1T was agreed that man
ufacturers shall pay freight as far as the
extreme points at which there are com
peting manufacturers and charge fol
their wares the same as such manufac.
turers,
Leland Stanford, president of the
South Pacific railroad. telegraphed to
the Interstate commerce commission
asking for the construction of the long
and short haul sections, declaring that
unless California roads were given an
opportunity. to compete with ocean
lines on through business railroads
would be unable to carry any through
freight.
The general opinion among, railroad
officials 10 Philadelphia is that the ac-
tion of the Interstate m commits.
sion on the long and short haul question
concerning southern railroads will crush
the entire measure. They argue that
there is no railroad OF any consequence
in the country that will not make the
same claim as that oontended by the
southern lines.
News has just reached st. John that
the fishery cruiser Vigilant a few days
agoldiscovered an American fishing vessel
within three miles Of the limit, and evil
IDENTIFY after bait. The Vigilant gave
chase and gained on the Yankee, who
refused to heaye to, ever when a blank
shot was fired. The chase was continued
and the American vessel soon gained
the line and was safe.
A choice line of house plants, among
which ara three easter lilies at Carney's